As the USA Hockey Player Development Camps for 15/16/17’s, we now begin the U18 Selects Camp to determine who will done the USA sweater and represent their country in International play. Thirteen players from the 16/27 Player Development Camp were selected to join the U18 Selects camp and will will round out four team for the week. A number of 4+ Star Rating players were a main invite to the camp, 11 of them have committed to Division 1 schools, and 5 have previously made the USA-18 roster the previous season. This preview consists of 4 star and higher rated players that we believe should be on the radar to make the USA team along with the short list of U16/17 players that were added from the Player Development Camp.
Margaret Averill – Defense 4⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2008
Grad Year: 2027
Team: East Coast Wizards U14
NZ Scouts say: “She is a tall defenseman with a hard and heavy shot. She can get the puck to the net in a hurry from the point, and can get it low, to heighten the chances of a rebound. She can easily skate up ice with the puck to assist her forwards in breaking out.”
Kamdyn Davis – Defense 4⭐️ from Central District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Chicago Mission U19
Committed: University of Minnesota-Duluth ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Davis is a great 1-on-1 defenseman and is instrumental on odd man rushes. We watched her break up more than one offensive rush for the opposing team… she is quick and a strong decision maker. She does a nice job holding the blue line and handling the puck. She is physical and will take you to the boards.”
Ellie Dimatos – Defense 4.25⭐️ from Atlantic District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Lawrenceville School
NZ Scouts say: “Dimatos has great wheels and plays the game at an extra high pace. Everything she does is at speed and with vigor. She puts heat on her tape to tape pass all over the ice and then moves quickly to open ice…She will turn and use her body well to protect pucks and keep her wheels turning up ice. Defensively, she reads plays well, anticipates, and takes away options quickly and often picks off passes. An all around dynamic defender.”
Rose Dwyer – Defense 4⭐️ from Atlantic District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: BK Selects U19/USA -18
Committed: Cornell University ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Dwyer has very quick hands. She skates when there is space and is incredibly tricky to read. She is fast and accelerates quickly.”
Lauren Goldsworthy – Defense 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Minnetonka High School
Committed: Minnesota State University ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Coming out of her own zone, she moves the puck up swiftly and is always tape to tape. She would put herself in positions to make the best possible exit out of the zone and then execute the plan. In the offensive zone, she made excellent plays to the net. And showed that she is a gamer who wants the puck on her stick in crunch time at the end of the game. When she was weak-side D in the offensive zone and the puck neared the blueline, Goldsworthy would step out and to the middle to support her D partner when she was trying to hold the line. Smart consistent play from her.”
Rachel Gorbatenko – Defense 4 ⭐ from Central District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Chicago Mission U16
NZ Scouts say: “Gorbatenko is strong and reliable. She can take the forward out of the equation. She keeps things tight and stays on her forward. She takes advantage of her opportunities and steps up to the play without hesitation. She is confident in herself and her capabilities. A talented player.”
Megan Healy – Defense 4.25⭐️ from New England District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: BK Selects U19/USA -18
NZ Scouts say: “Healy has a great first step in any direction. She’s in absolute control of her skating and showcases shifty footwork along the blueline and the ability to stop/go and change directions on a dime with the puck. Under pressure she also showed excellent escapability. She’s quick and elusive, paired with her vision and puck patience, she is an offensive threat anytime she’s on the ice. Her passing is precise, and she rockets passes to her teammates tape. Because she moves so well and sees the ice just as well, she was clutch at quarterbacking the powerplay on the top of the umbrella.”
Mackenzie Jones – Defense 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Andover High School
NZ Scouts say: “Jones has really come into her own. She is fast, quick thinking and energetic. She gets pucks to the net and produces. She is strong on the puck and consistent. She plays with determination and with an attitude to win. She finds a way to get things done.”
Courtney Little – Defense 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Andover High School
NZ Scouts say: “Little is a competitor. She is strong on the puck and dependable in the D zone. She knows when to step up and when to get involved in the play. She keeps pucks in the offensive zone and gets it to the net. She has speed and is aware on the ice.”
Madelyn Murphy – Defense 4⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Assabet Valley Red Major U16
NZ Scouts say: “Murphy is a quick, heads-up, defensemen, she shows patience and accuracy. She has great inside body positioning, shoulder checks and puck protection. She is willing to enter the ozone when there is a lane for her. She is very mobile and fluid and can rip it on the net.”
Josephine Skoogman – Defense 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Hill-Murray High School
NZ Scouts say: “Confident skating defender. Sound defensively and a visible offensive presence in the o-zone. Manages time/space very well, regroup is strong, supportive on the puck for both her partner and forwards, rarely makes an errant pass, waits for the right time to distribute.”
True Thompson – Defense 4.25⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Little Caesars U16
NZ Scouts say: “Thompson is a great skater with good size. She moves incredibly well laterally and walks the offensive blueline with ease. She has a very heavy shot from the point. Throughout this tournament she showed her high Hockey IQ when managing pucks, she moved with good pace, and played strong on the defensive side of the game. She is always in a good support position defensively and offensively. Thompson plays in all situations and was especially great at the top of the powerplay umbrella where she quarterbacked, created passing and shooting lanes with her strong skating and heads up play. ”
Chloe Boreen – Forward 4.25⭐️ from Central District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Hill-Murray High School
Committed: St. Thomas University ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Boreen is a skilled puck handler. Her hands are quick and she pulls to a shot fast – making it very hard for goalies to read when she is going to shoot. Her shot has heat on it. Boreen is a great skater who has speed to get around defenders by using her jets to enter the offensive zone and beating defenders wide. She also crashes the net and can accelerate to open areas on the ice to make herself an outlet. Boreen is such a smart, sneaky, and crafty player.”
Iris Cheng – Forward 4⭐️ from Central District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2026
Team: Chicago Mission U16
NZ Scouts say: “Cheng is a force to play against. She is so hard working, with a highly developed skill set. She is fast and smooth, she keeps her head up, and she makes big plays to the net. There are very few options for getting around Cheng. Even if you are on a breakaway, she is likely to hunt you down and take the puck.”
Alanna Devlin – Forward 4⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: NAHA White 19U
Committed: Boston College ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Devlin is an excellent skater, fluid in transitions, mobile in all directions and strong on her edges in contact. She showed that she has a great first step and can really explode out of the gate from a stand still and win foot races to pucks. The right-handed forward was also strong on her draws in every viewing. Often winning faceoffs no matter what side of the ice she was on.”
Kendra Distad – Forward 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Minnetonka High School/USA-18
Committed: University of Minnesota ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Distad is a controlled skater and handles the puck well. She takes the time and space to make a good play, without sacrificing possession. She has good size and a powerful shot. Her aim is impeccable and she shoots intelligently.”
Anabella Fanale – Forward 4.25⭐️ from New York District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2026
Team: BK Selects U16/USA-18
NZ Scouts say: “Fanale is a very skilled player, who gets up and down the ice well, with speed and deception. Her legs are always moving and this shows she is putting in the effort to make herself a quality piece to the puzzle. She has a great wrist shot that she can release in stride, and keep momentum forward, to get her own rebound, and make the defenders pick up more opposition to cover.”
Sawyer Fleming – Forward 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s
NZ Scouts say: “Fleming is a fast, offensive threat. She generates a ton of speed and pucks tricky shots on net. She is willing to shoot from anywhere but has an eye for the corners. Fleming showcased some great footwork and escapability out of corners and on the neutral zone regroups.”
Mikah Keller – Forward 4⭐️ from Central District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: NAHA White U19
NZ Scouts say: “Keller makes clean zone entries and keeps her head up. She can keep control as she finds the right option in the ozone. She can get fancy to lose forecheckers. Keller can handle the puck very well. She has good hands and good vision. She is quick-witted and speedy. She has a great hockey IQ and makes good things happen.”
Morgan McGathey – Forward 4⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: East Coast Wizards U16/Thayer Academy
NZ Scouts say: “McGathey is a very fast and efficient skater. She has quick, straightaway, speed that allows her to motor around opposing defenders. She also battles hard along the boards and at loose pucks. She can get herself to a shooting area and put a good, hard, accurate shot on net.”
Jordyn Petrie – Forward 4.75⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s
Committed: Ohio State University ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Petrie is a rock star. She gets numerous chances each game that she laces up her skates. She shows up and puts herself in the right place at the right time. She is a gifted hockey player who can put the puck in the net. Strong, dangerous, and unpredictable. She has great vision and has an above average hockey IQ. Petrie knows the game like the back of her hand. She is the ideal team player.”
Ella Pukala – Forward 4⭐️ from Central District.
Birth Year: 2007
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Chicago Mission U16
NZ Scouts say: “We knew this player was going to remain at the top of her class the moment we saw her. Her shot is a laser, and releasing as many as she can earned her upwards of 3 quality chances at the net on some shifts. She is tall and strong, she would not be pushed off the puck, and she has the speed to evade the pressure in the first place. Her decision making is very quick, she knows what she will do with the puck before it comes to her…”
Ayla Puppe – Forward 4.25⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Northfield High School
Committed: University of Minnesota ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “She plays in every situation and becomes a huge threat in the offensive zone. She can produce with her playmaking abilities and her ability to put the puck in the back of the net. She is a heads-up player who is very crafty and skilled. She is fast and can out-play her opponent. Her confidence shows through in her game.”
Margaret Scannell – Forward 4.5⭐️ from New York District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Shattuck St. Mary’s/USA-18
Committed: University of Wisconsin ‘24
NZ Scouts say: “Scannell is a tall player who is incredibly strong on her skates. She is a brick wall if you run into her and you can not knock her off pucks. Her game is powerful in all senses, a power stride, hard shot, and strong body…”
Addison Spitz – Forward 4⭐️ from Michigan District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Little Caesars U16
Committed: Colgate University ‘25
NZ Scouts say: “Spitz is smart, crafty and brings energy to the game. She gets after it and puts pressure on the play. She has good vision and reads and reacts very well to the play in front of her. She can be an offensive threat. Addison is good with the puck and creates numerous chances.”
Josie St Martin – Forward 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2024
Team: Stillwater High School/USA-18
Committed: Ohio State University ‘24
Ava Thomas – Forward 4.5⭐️ from Atlantic District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: Philadelphia Jr. Flyers U19
NZ Scouts say: “Thomas is strong on the puck and strong on the offensive side of the game. She has great instincts and can produce. She pressures the play and can push the pace. Great energy, she knows where to be and when to be there. She can anticipate what is unfolding. She has speed and can be dangerous from anywhere. A strong skater, Thomas is quick and finds a way to get her stick on the puck. She is a difference maker.”
Kennedy Walker – Forward 4.5⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Birth Year: 2006
Grad Year: 2025
Team: New Hampton School
NZ Scouts say: “Walker is tall and strong, bringing great muscle every shift. She stick-checks well, uses her reach to take away lanes, and ensures possession for New Hampton. She is a grinder with a tenacious work ethic. She showed a lot more puck control on the PP, where she was able to carry it around, and explode at loose pucks to keep the zone. A power forward who is incredibly strong on the draw.”
16/17 Player Development Camp Invitees
Molly Boyle – Defense 4.25⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Kassidy Carmichael – Forward 4.25⭐️ from Massachusetts District.
Nora Curtis – Forward 4⭐️ from New York District.
Ireland Fredrickson – Forward 4⭐️ from New England District.
Nora Hannan – Goalie 4.25⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Ashlyn Hazlett – Goalie 3.75⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Mya Kearns – Defense 3.5⭐️ from Mid-Am District.
Sydney Lamb – Defense 4⭐️ from Central District.
Delaney Lawn – Goalie 3.5⭐️ from Central District.
Carla McSweeney – Forward 3.75⭐️ from Central District.
Makayla Moran – Forward 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Zoe Rimstad – Goalie 4⭐️ from Minnesota District.
Ainsley Tuffy – Goalie 3.75⭐️ from Massachusetts District.